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Issue Details

Issue #98
Published March 1956
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth; Jack Schiff

Cover Details - "The Return of Mister Future; The Desert Island Batman; Secret of the Batmobile"

Genre superhero
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Notes Credits confirmed by Win Mortimer.

8 page Batman story "The Return of Mister Future"

Characters Prof. Carter Nichols; Jules Verne; Simak (Villain; Intro; possibly named for science-fiction writer Clifford Simak)
Synopsis Time-travel story
Genre superhero
Script Arnold Drake (pgs 1-7); Bill Finger (pgs 7-8)
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Charles Paris
Letters Pat Gordon
Notes First Arnold Drake story for DC. Script credits by Martin O'Hearn. Pencil Credits verified by Dick Sprang. Ink Credits verified by Charles Paris.

Half page Casey the Cop filler

Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page Binky public service announcement "Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet!"

Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer
Letters Ira Schnapp

8 page Batman story "The Desert Island Batman"

Characters Voss (Villain; Intro); The Millionaire's Club (Intro)
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Charles Paris
Letters Pat Gordon
Notes Script credit by Martin O'Hearn. Ink credit verified by Charles Paris.

1 page Casey the Cop filler

Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

2 page text article "Patrolman with Six Legs"

Script Joe Mallory
Letters typeset

8 page Batman story "Secret of the Batmobile"

Characters The Racer (Villain; Intro); Vicki Vale
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Sheldon Moldoff
Inks Charles Paris
Letters Pat Gordon
Notes Script credit by Martin O'Hearn. Ink credit verified by Charles Paris.
Reprinted in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #203 (August 1968)